Edible Oil Deacidification System

Free Fatty Acids (FFA) are the primary culprits behind irritating odors, fast rancidity, and short shelf life in crude oils. Therefore, an efficient edible oil deacidification system is the most economically significant stage in the entire refinery plant.

As a premier edible oil refinery equipment manufacturer, Huatai provides flexible, world-class deacidification technologies—ranging from traditional chemical alkali refining to highly efficient physical packing deacidification towers. We help you maximize oil stability while driving neutral oil losses to an absolute minimum.

Two Core Technologies: Choosing Your Deacidification Route

Depending on your crude oil type, acid value, and production capacity, Huatai customizes the ideal process line for your factory:

1. Chemical Deacidification (Alkali Refining Process)

Best suited for high-acid, hard-to-refine crude oils (such as cottonseed, peanut, and soybean oil).

The Principle: Food-grade lye ( $\text{NaOH}$ ) reacts with FFA to form soapstock. The soapstock adsorbs remaining micro-impurities and is separated from the clear oil via continuous disc centrifuges.
Key Steps: Pre-treatment ⇒ Lye Neutralization ⇒ Soapstock Separation ⇒ Hot Water Washing ⇒ Vacuum Dehydration ⇒ Filtration.

2. Physical Deacidification (Packing Deacidification Tower)

Best suited for low-gum, high-acid oils (such as palm oil, coconut oil, and rice bran oil).

The Principle: Utilizing the different boiling points of FFA and triglycerides, high-pressure stripping steam vaporizes and carries away the FFA under extreme high-vacuum and high-temperature conditions.
The Advantage: Zero soapstock generation, zero chemical additions, and significantly higher oil yields for specific oilseeds.

Spotlight Equipment: Huatai Premium Packing Deacidification Tower

For physical refining or combined deodorization/deacidification systems, our proprietary packing deacidification tower stands at the cutting edge of industrial oil engineering.

Engineering Excellence & Key Features:

Advanced 316L Corrugated Structured Packing: Maximizes the gas-liquid contact area with an incredibly low pressure drop, ensuring rapid and highly efficient FFA stripping.
Uniform Liquid Distribution Pan: Features an internal high-pressure steam injection system that spreads the oil uniformly across the tower, preventing dead zones or localized overheating.
Premium Heavy-Duty Metallurgy: Crafted entirely from industrial-grade SUS304 or SUS316L stainless steel. Materials undergo precision polishing to prevent any oil staining or thermal degradation.
Flexible Technical Specifications:

Model	Specifcatior(mm)	Volume(m³)
HTTLT50	Ф500*6000 mm	1.3 m³
HTTLT70	Ф700*6000 mm	6 m³
HTTLT80	Ф800*9000 mm	5.18 m³
HTTLT100	Ф1000*9000 mm	5.6 m³
HTTLT120	Ф1200*9000 mm	19 m³
HTTLT140	Ф1400*10500 mm	22.5 m³

Fully Automated 6-Step Deacidification Operation

Our continuous edible oil deacidification system ensures steady, safe, and easily controlled processing via a centralized PLC electrical panel:

Precision Pre-treatment: Crude oil is filtered to under 0.2% impurities and heated to an optimal $20^\circ\text{C} - 40^\circ\text{C}$ .
Intensive Neutralization: High-shear mixers blend the oil with phosphoric/citric acid and 16~24Be’lye(around 0.05%~0.2%of the oil weight) $16 - 24 \text{ B\'e}$ to flocculate the soapstock efficiently.
High-Speed Separation: Industrial disc centrifuges utilize high G-force to split heavy soapstock and light clear oil continuously.
Multi-Stage Washing: Soft hot water ( $3^\circ\text{C} - 5^\circ\text{C}$ hotter than the oil) is injected to wash out residual soap traces.
Flash Vacuum Dehydration: The washed oil passes into a vacuum dryer to eliminate moisture, preserving oil stability.
Polishing Filtration: A final security filter ensures the oil achieves premier clarity, ready for bleaching or direct packing.

Why Global Edible Oil Refineries Trust Huatai

38+ Years of Innovation: Backed by decades of R&D, Huatai Intelligent Equipment Group is a quality partner for top-tier industrial food enterprises.
Minimized Refining Loss: Our precise automation controls lye ratios and tower temperatures down to $0.1\%$ , boosting your final oil yield.
Custom Turnkey EPC Engineering: From initial budget analysis and customized 3D plant layouts to machinery manufacturing, global shipping, and on-site commissioning.

Request a Customized Deacidification Plan & Factory Quote Today!

Ready to upgrade your edible oil plant or reduce your current processing losses? Reach out to Huatai’s engineering team for expert technical support and a free project budget analysis.

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